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[link: Hits] Hello, I'm in London and I'm very jet-lagged, so we'll make this a short quick issue. And I couldn't resist the anonymous comment cited in this article: "Blogging. YouâxTMve obviously got a lot of spare time." Pretty funny. [Tags: ] [Comment] [Edit] [Delete] [Spam]

[link: 1 Hits] Facinating reflection and podcast on the question posed in the title. "We're smarter than your generation, Mom," he said. "WeâxTMve moved beyond that. We evolved." Is it true? Could the younger generation be smarter? I think that there's no question that they're different, that they have adapted to the new environment. That doesn't make them smarter. But it does make them more adept. "I do believe that my son has a point. Boomer generations can been seen as resisting the notion that everything is always in flux, and that nothing is permanent; thus one can never be smug or complacent." [Tags: Podcasting] [Comment] [Edit] [Delete] [Spam]

[link: 1 Hits] "Here is a low quality, 80 minute MP3 from the session Brian Lamb and I did in Flagstaff on Social Software (or as we called it, Tag Cloud frenzy)." [Tags: ] [Comment] [Edit] [Delete] [Spam]

[link: 3 Hits] Haven't seen the video, but still, this is a great example of the sort of thing I talk about from time to time: "What happens when your game is more than a game? How about Othello, World of Warcraft style? One of my students produced this video as his final project for my Shakespeare course this year. He chose to involve his family in the project (they help with the voice work) and to shoot the abridged performance via a network of computers in his home." [Tags: Project Based Learning, Networks, Games and Gaming] [Comment] [Edit] [Delete] [Spam]

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I want and visualize and aspire toward a system of society and learning where each person is able to rise to his or her fullest potential without social or financial encumberance, where they may express themselves fully and without reservation through art, writing, athletics, invention, or even through their avocations or lifestyle.

Where they are able to form networks of meaningful and rewarding relationships with their peers,
with people who share the same interests or hobbies, the same political or religious affiliations - or different
interests or affiliations, as the case may be.

This to me is a society where knowledge and learning are public goods, freely created and shared,
not hoarded or withheld in order to extract wealth or influence.

This is what I aspire toward, this is what I work toward. - Stephen Downes